Cape Town Hotels
We've tracked down the best hotels in Cape Town, from chic and cheerful B&Bs to design dens with five-star style.
Kensington Place
Cape Town, South Africa
- Style
- The city's original designer den
- Setting
- Foothills of Table Mountain
Kensington Place is Cape Town’s original boutique bolthole. This stylish retreat is located on the slopes of Table Mountain, a stroll from all the action, and a drive from amazing beaches.
Derwent House
Cape Town, South Africa
- Style
- Bed, breakfast and bonhomie
- Setting
- Happening city-side suburb
This Cape Town boutique hotel's unassuming exterior belies the warmth and luxury within – Derwent House is a snug and stylish bed and breakfast, boasting original art by Nelson Mandela and an irresistible family atmosphere.
Alta Bay
Cape Town, South Africa
- Style
- Five-star yet unfussy
- Setting
- Table Mountain tranquillity
This luxury hideaway has relaxed hilltop rooms set amid great gardens, a drive from the Cape Town's best beaches.
Beaumont House
Cape Town, South Africa
- Style
- Cape crusader
- Setting
- 1930s décor in leafy suburbia
With more debonair 1930s charm than an Evelyn Waugh character strolling through an exhibition of Lee Miller photographs, Beaumont House hotel is an early 20th-century gem in Cape Town’s quiet and leafy suburbs.
Les Cascades de Bantry Bay
Cape Town, South Africa
- Style
- Indonesian-accented colonial comfort
- Setting
- Panoramic perch over Bantry Bay
Enjoy stupendous views at the super-chic Les Cascades de Bantry Bay, a world away from the corporate five-star international hotels.
Rodwell House
Cape Town, South Africa
- Style
- Fine art, fine food, fine wine
- Setting
- Boho St James fishing village
Lovingly restored to its parquet-floored, clipped-lawn glory, Rodwell House is a refined 1930s mansion that houses a boutique hotel, an impressive collection of 20th-century art, a huge wine cellar and two passionate hosts.
O on Kloof Boutique Hotel & Spa
Cape Town, South Africa
- Style
- Miniature modern marvel
- Setting
- City-bound Western Cape escape
Hidden amid the seaside streets of Bantry Bay in Cape Town, O on Kloof boutique hotel is infused with clean-lined style (we’re talking whites, dark woods, and flashes of aqua and scarlet), and is staffed by the friendliest folk in the business.
Atlantic House
Cape Town, South Africa
- Style
- Sybaritic sea-view simplicity
- Setting
- A crest over Camps Bay
A five-star guesthouse perched on the slopes of the Twelve Apostles along Cape Town's Atlantic seaboard, this elegant hideaway truly is a haven of simplicity and style.
Welgelegen
Cape Town, South Africa
- Style
- Victoriana with an African twist
- Setting
- Kloof Street central
Welgelegen is an alluringly simple boutique bed and breakfast, a minute's walk from all the bars and restaurants on trendy Kloof Street.
22
Cape Town, South Africa
- Style
- Colourful, cordial guesthouse
- Setting
- Mountain-view Oranjezicht
A labour of love for its two British owners, 22 is a contemporary bed and breakfast and a true boutique escape: intimate and personable with an eye for bold colour and smart, sassy design.
Hawksmoor House
Garden Route & Winelands, South Africa
- Style
- Cape Dutch country house
- Setting
- Matjieskuil Farm winelands estate
This guesthouse stay, just 30 minutes outside Cape Town, affords you a nostalgic glimpse into South Africa’s vintage winelands world: lingering breakfasts, vineyard walks, sundowners on the stoop and feelgood dinners in Hawksmoor House's 18th-century dining room.

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